LI73360: DB2SETUP AND DB2_INSTALL DO NOT create the Fault Monitor entry in /etc/inittab

DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 3b for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 2a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 2  for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
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DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 3a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
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DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The DB2 Fault Monitor daemon is not running and is not enabled
  in /etc/inittab.
  db2setup, db2_install completed succesfully, the Fault Monitor
  was installed, however the following line is not present in
  /etc/inittab
  
  fmc:2345:respawn:/opt/ibm/db2/V9.5/bin/db2fmcd #DB2 Fault
  

Local fix

• 1.Uninstall and reinstall DB2:
    db2_deinstall -a then install DB2  again
  
  or
  
  2.create the inittab entry manually:
    db2fmcu -u -p DB2DIR/bin/db2fmcd
    where DB2DIR is the directory where DB2 is installed.
  
    For example, if you installed DB2 V9.5 under /opt/ibm/db2/V9.5
    db2fmcu -u -p /opt/ibm/db2/V9.5/bin/db2fmcd
  

Problem summary

• The DB2 Fault Monitor daemon is not running and is not enabled
  in /etc/inittab.
  db2setup, db2_install completed succesfully, the Fault Monitor
  was installed, however the following line is not present in
  /etc/inittab
  
  fmc:2345:respawn:/opt/ibm/db2/V9.5/bin/db2fmcd #DB2 Fault
  

Problem conclusion

• First fixed in DB2 UDB Version 9.5, FixPak 2
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  LI73558

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 UDB WSE LIN

• Fixed component ID

  5765F3504

Applicable component levels

• R950 PSN

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